Elevator.



' J. HASCHEK L K. F. HENOCH.

ELEVATOR.

, l APPLICATION FILED MAY 18. 1914. 1,287,98@o Patented De@.17,1918.

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J. HASCHEK & K. F. HENOCH.

ELEVATOR.

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ELEVA'IOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 17, 1918,

Application led May 18, 1914. Serial No. 839,390.

T 0 all ywhom it may concern Be it kno-wn that we, Josnr Hxscnnx and KARL FELIX Hinvoen, subjects of the Emperor ot Austria, residing at Vienna and Stockerau, near Vienna, Lower Austria, respectively, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Elevators, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to an elevator useful for a variety of purposes, which is provided with two endless chains, driven synchronously, and a part ot' whose links are formed with supporting-brackets for hoisting-vessels. According to the invention, the utilization of the space available is. improved, increased security in the straightline motion of the hoisting-vessels at each point ot his path being attained at the same time.

F or this purpose vthe hoisting-vessels consist ot' parallelopipedile or otherwise formed, open or closed boxes, of such a height, as to form an uninterrupted line in the straight parts oit their path, the bottoms and the covers of the consecutive boxes being in immediate proximity to each other, whereas special positive guides are arrangedto secure the parallelism. of movement ot' the boxes during the rotation ot their supporting-brackets around the chain-wheels.

In the accompanying drawing, there is represented an elevator designed as a bookcase, Figure l showing a side elevation, Fig. 2 a front-elevation, with the casing partially removed.

1 and 2 are two endless chains, which are driven synchronously around the chainwheels 3, and 5, G. In determined intervals the links of these chains are formed with supperting-brackets 7, each pair of these brackets extending in opposite directions, serving as supports for the pivots 8 or' the hoisting-boxes 9, which are formed as bookcases. rlhe lower chain-wheels -i and 6 are mounted on a common shaft l0, which is driven by hand or by motor-power by means of a bevel-gear 11. In the former case, a crank can be fixed to the square end 12.

The height ot the hoisting-box 9 is such, as to secure an immediate proximity of the bottoms and covers et' each pair of consecutive boxes in the straight parts of their path, so as to attain the best utilization of the space available, assuring at the same time the correct parallel guidance of any box, which may be loaded unequally. In order to secure this correct guidance of the boxes during the motion of the supporting-brackets 7 around the chain-wheels, the boxes are provided beneath their supporting-pivots 8 with guide-pins 13, entering the curved arcshaped guide-patlis 1l and 15 during the periods of revolution, which guide paths are arranged eceentrically relatively to the center of the chain-wheel.

In this movement, the guide-pins 13 are positively driven by dog-wheels 16 and 1T, which are connected by toothed wheels 18, 19, 2O and 21, Q3 and spiocket chain 22 with the chain-wheels.

lVhen using this elevator in combination with a book, deedor register-case, as shown in the drawing, 21 is the completely closed casing, which is provided with an opening QG ot convenient height, coriespending to the free side-opening of one or more boxes, (two as shown in the drawing), thereby enabling the withdrawal of the contents of each box. This opening may be shut by any convenient arrangement such as for instance, by a roll-shutter 25.

In book-inagazines or libraries a multitude of such book-eases may be arranged in several rows, beside or behind one another, in such a manner as to place the openings 2G ot' the cases, which are arranged beside one another, at the same height, and the openings et' the rows behind or before, in different levels, like the steps of a stair-case, so as to enable in one room, which may be situated in the uppermost or in the lowermost story of the building, the withdrawal of all of the books contained in any of the boxes ot.' all ot' the book-cases, thereby attaining the most complete utilization of the space available.

A similar arrangement may .take place in large stores in order to realize an economy in space and personnel, the clerk being given the possibility to dispose also of the entire stock accumulated in the different stories above and below his place.

IIn an analogous manner, the hoistingboxes being constructed in convenient size, may be utilized as show-boxes, enabling the merchant to exhibit successively his entire stock to the passers-by. y

By means et this invention, in new buildings the ,space available may be utilized in the most suitable manner.

Obviously suolielevaors may be used also for hoisting men and loads in large buildino's.

ln an elevator, `lie combination of a pair of endless chains having Vertical runs, upper and lower chain Wheels around which said chains pass, supporting brackets carried by said cliains and projecting laerally oui- Ward therefrom, carriers piyoed to said brackets and provided adjacent their lower ends with guide pins said carriers arranged to rest one upon another during their periods of Vertical travel, a staionary arcuate guide locaed adjacenty each of Vyalle cliain wheelsporer which one of said chains passes.

Said guides being disposed in position o enable lie guide pins on said carriers to travel Jelierealong, a dog wheel associated with each guide to engage the pins on Jhe successive carriers and positively force 'them along said guides, and gear connections 'be- AWeen said chain Wheels and said dog Wheels for driving the latter from the former,

ln testimony whereof We afx our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEF HASCHEK. KARL FELIX HENCH.

llfitnesses Garrone Krom, AUGUST Focene. 

